Pleated disposable paper cup

ABSTRACT

There is now provided a pleated disposable paper cup with a zigzag shaped, pleated cylindrical body, an open top and closed bottom. The cup is constructed of a paper card stock evenly folded to create parallel pleats that serve to decrease the energy transfer between hot or cold beverages contained in the cup and a user&#39;s hand, enabling the user to hold onto the container for an extended period of time without pain or discomfort. The details in the patents, patent applications and publications may be considered to be incorporable, at applicant&#39;s option, into the claims during prosecution as further limitations in the claims to patentably distinguish any amended claims from any applied prior art. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72( b ). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72( b ): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, the abstract is not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

The present invention relates to a pleated disposable cup or likereceptacles and method of manufacture thereof.

2. Background Information

Double-cupping is widely used in the industry to solve the problem ofcups being too hot to handle safely. Supplementary insulating sleevessuch as shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,205,473 represent another method thathas been employed to make paper cups safer to use when filled with hotcontents. Multi-layered paper cups have also been designed to provideinsulation between hot liquid contents and a user's hand, such as, inU.S. Pat. No. 3,908,523 to Shikaya, 1995; U.S. Pat. No. 5,205,473 toCoffin, Sr., 1993; U.S. Pat. No. 5,547,124 to Mueller, 1996; U.S. Pat.No. 5,769,311 to Norika et al., 1998; U.S. Pat. No. 5,775,577 to Titus1999 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,378,766 to Sadlier, 2002.

OBJECT

It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a disposablepaper cup which is of a more effective and efficient configuration thanthose mentioned herein above, and to alleviate the problems associatedwith the need to provide insulation between cups or containers whichcontain hot or cold contents and a hand of a user.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide adisposable paper or card stock material cup which is aestheticallyattractive, distinctive, and simple in construction, and in whichinsulation qualities have been incorporated into the structure anddesign of the cup to protect the hand of a user from the hot or coldcontent of the cup, without the need for supplementary insulatingsleeves or double-cupping.

SUMMARY

The primary feature of the present invention provides a substantiallyimproved insulation quality by a main, cylindrical body component with awall structure that has a zigzag pleated shape to allow airflow betweenthe full body of the cup and a hand of a user. Also, contact between ahand of a user and the main body of the cup is minimized to the outerpoints of the pleats or ridges of the body, thereby substantiallyreducing the surface area of the cup which may be heated or cooled bythe content of the cup while also contacting a hand of a user.Accordingly, safety and ease of use are greatly improved.

The object may also be accomplished by a container for holding hotliquids, cold liquids, food items, and the like, said containercomprising: a wall structure comprising a plurality of ridges andvalleys being interior ridges and valleys in the finished condition ofsaid container and said interior ridges and valleys being configured tobe in direct contact with a content of said container; and said wallstructure comprising a plurality of ridges and valleys being exteriorridges and valleys in the finished condition of said container, saidexterior valleys being configured to permit flow of air to cool theexterior of said container and said exterior ridges being configured tominimize exposure to heat or to cold to a hand of a user.

The object may further be accomplished by a disposable container forholding hot liquids, cold liquids, food items, and the like, saidcontainer comprising: a structure having a length dimension and a widthdimension greater than said width dimension in the unassembled conditionof said container and being configured to form a cylindrical shaped bodywith a top and a bottom remote from said top by said width dimension;said structure comprising a plurality of ridges and valleys beinginterior ridges and valleys in the assembled condition of said containerand said interior ridges and valleys being configured to be in directcontact with a content of said container; said structure comprising aplurality of ridges and valleys being exterior ridges and valleys in theassembled condition of said container, said exterior valleys beingconfigured to permit flow of air to cool the exterior of said containerand said exterior ridges being configured to minimize exposure to heator to cold to a hand of a user; a bottom structure being configured anddisposed to close said bottom of said container; and an arrangementbeing configured and disposed to form a mouth portion at said top ofsaid container.

There is also provided a disposable container wherein said stockstructure comprises a card stock, a paper stock or a paper-like materialas known in the art with at least one moisture repellant side. Suchmaterial may, in one embodiment of my invention, be a biodegradablematerial. In one embodiment, the cup is made of a paperboard having acoating comprising a thin layer of polyethylene. In one embodiment, thepaperboard is coated on both sides with polyethylene. I will beappreciated that my invention is applicable to a cup such as known asNO. 2346P37636 DIXIE® GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION BRAMPTON, ONTARIONMADE IN CANADA K cup; or as MANUFACTURED BY CONFERENCE CUP LTD. LONDON,CANADA 350-9517-G cup; or as MADE BY/FABRIQUE PAR SOLO CUP CO., CHICAGO,Ill., U.S.A. C NO. 372ST075 A-2 12 oz (355 ml) SPECIAL DESIGN HOT CUPcup; or as 10HT4 LILY Toronto, Canada lily@sweetheart.com L1459 cup; oras 575HTB LILY Toronto, Canada lily@sweetheart.com L1459 cup; or as ROLLUP THE RIM TO WIN cup that does not have markings; or as 2346 JAMESRIVER INC. BRAMPTON; ONTARIO D.S. 9277 cup; or as © 2003 McDonald'sCorporation (13159) 3 cup, including a sleeve according to U.S. Pat. No.5,205,473; or as © 1997 SOLO CUP CO., CHICAGO, Ill., U.S.A. NO. 378S1 8oz (237 ml) HOT CUP cup; or as NO. 185, FLOWING FLOWERS © FORT JAMES[RIVER?] CORPORATION, MADE IN U.S.A. E cup; or as DART A00 077 12J12cup. Such cups are widely used at least in Canada by various foodoutlets. Such cups and their material of construction are herebyincorporated by reference as if set forth in their entirety herein.

There is also provided a disposable container according wherein saidridges and valleys comprise at least one of isosceles ridges and valleysand rounded ridges and valleys.

There is also provided a disposable container wherein said ridges andvalleys have a height dimension of approximately one quarter of an inch.

There is also provided a method of producing a container with a zigzagshaped, pleated body or sidewall component of a paper or card stockmaterial, or paper-like material, which method comprises placing theblank cut to predetermined dimensions across the cavity of a die set,and then lowering the top part of the die set on top of the card stockor blank so that the weight of the top part of the die set pushes thecard stock into the shape of said cavity to form a predetermined pieceof pleated cardstock. The piece of card stock thereby shaped andproduced will herein also be called the cylindrical sidewall componentof the container.

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a pre-cut card stock in accordance with oneembodiment of my invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates a pre-cut card stock having been pressed in a formwhich creates parallel folds in accordance with one embodiment of myinvention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the bottom component of the cup inaccordance with one embodiment of my invention;

FIG. 4 illustrates a mouthpiece structure for the cup in accordance withone embodiment of my invention;

FIG. 5 represents a large sheet of paper card stock from which isstamped the trapezoidal shaped sidewall of the cup in accordance withone embodiment of my invention;

FIG. 6 illustrates two halves of a die form configured to press thepleats into the paper card stock in accordance with one embodiment of myinvention;

FIG. 7 illustrates joining of the opposite edges of the paper card stockto form the cylindrical body of the cup in accordance with oneembodiment of my invention;

FIG. 8 illustrates a step of the manufacturing process through which apre-engineered metal drop is used to position the bottom component ofthe cup next to the cylindrical body in accordance with one embodimentof my invention;

FIG. 9 illustrates the step of gluing together of the bottom componentof the cup to the cylindrical body of the cup in accordance with oneembodiment of my invention;

FIG. 10 illustrates application of a staple for further strengtheningthe bond between the bottom component of the cup and the cylindricalbody in accordance with one embodiment of my invention; and

FIG. 11 depicts the mouthpiece of the cup being glued to the cylindricalbody of the cup in accordance with one embodiment of my invention.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1 represents pre-cut card stock with a moisture repellant wax layeron one side, that is, the side that is to be in contact with the contentof the finished container. Such card stock is universally employed inthe manufacture of disposable hot beverage cups. The card stock may bepunched into a trapezoidal sector shape. The exterior side of thepre-cut card stock is generally unwaxed so that decorative graphics oradvertising can be printed thereon.

The cut blank 10 has an upper edge 12 and a lower edge 14 which edges 12and 14 are spaced apart from one another by the width of the blank 10which width yields the height of the container C. The blank 10 haslateral edges 16 and 18 that can be joined to one another so as tofashion the desired cylindrical or frusto-conical configuration of thecup or container 10. It is one feature of my container that an area suchas 20 is available for graphics or indicia.

FIG. 2 represents the pre-cut card stock blank 10 with a moisturerepellant wax layer on one side having been pressed in a form or die, orshaped in desired manner, that creates parallel folds or pleats 22 thatare approximately one quarter of an inch in height. This card stock ormaterial 10 constitutes the sidewall of the cup C. The pleated sidewallgives my cup its distinctive aesthetic appeal and superiorfunctionality. The size of the container C is determined by thedimensions of the punched, pre-cut card stock with a moisture repellantwax layer on one side, the number of folds 22 in the sidewall, and thesize of the corresponding bottom component, shown in FIG. 3 and themouthpiece, shown in FIG. 4.

FIG. 2A illustrates in greater detail the outer ridges 10 a and theinner ridges 10 b, with outer walls 10 c and 10 d, as well as innerwalls 10 e and 10 f. The walls may be disposed at an angle that canreadily be determined by experimentation to impart the desired qualitiesto the finished cup C. With reference to FIG. 2B, the outer ridges maybe reinforced as is indicated by 10 g. FIG. 2C illustrates a wavypatters having outer ridges 10.2 and inner ridges 10.3 that may beconnected to one another by sloping or straight walls 10.1.

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the bottom component 30 of my cup.The bottom 30 may be made of pressed, recycled paper having a thicknessof approximately one half of an inch thickness with a thin layer ofmoisture repellant wax on the interior surface and a standard paperexterior surface which can receive print. The bottom component 30 may bedie-cut from pressed, recycled paper in a zigzag formation with a numberof points 32 and valleys 34 corresponding to the number of pleats 22 inthe sidewall component or blank 10, shown in FIG. 2, to which the bottom30 is attached.

The top portion of FIG. 4 represents a possible embodiment of themouthpiece of cup C. It is a ring structure 40 that may be manufacturedfrom soft grade plastic or paper fiber that has distinct top portion 42that may be in contact with the mouth of a user and bottom sides 44 and46, see bottom portion of FIG. 4, that may be secured, say by crimping,at the upper edge 12 of the blank 10.

Thus, the bottom portion of FIG. 4 is a cut-out which shows that thebottom side of the mouthpiece 40, that is, the sides 44 and 46, isconstructed so that it can receive and be pressed together and glued orotherwise adhered to the pleated sidewall of the cup or blank 10, asshown in FIG. 2, of the cup C. The dimensions of the mouthpiece may besized to accept the standard tops that are widely available in theindustry.

FIG. 5 represents a large sheet of paper card stock with a moisturerepellant wax layer on one side from which the trapezoidal shapedsidewall or blank 10 (FIG. 2) of the cup is stamped, the attendantequipment being generally identified by reference numeral 50. Eachstamped sidewall or blank 10 contains the amount of paper card stock, ormaterial used, that is needed to create the pleats 22 which characterizethe cylindrical body of the cup C. The exterior, unwaxed surface of thepaper card stock will be able to accept ink for purposes of graphicrepresentation.

FIG. 6 illustrates schematically a pre-engineered die form 60 configuredto press the pleats 22, or ridges and valleys, into the paper card stock10 with the moisture repellant wax layer on one side. Thus, die form hasa male portion 62 and a female portion 64, but other methods of creasingare within the scope of the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows the opposite edges 16 and 18 of the paper card stock 10with the moisture repellant interior wax layer being glued together toform the cylindrical body of the cup C. The adhesive agent to secure theedges 16 and 18 to one another may be any of those used widely in themanufacture of similar products. The adhesive agent will be appliedalong the full length of the adjoining edges 16 and 18 of the sidewallto create a watertight seal.

FIG. 8 illustrates the insertion of bottom 30 into the blank 10 that hasbeen glued, to position the bottom 30 at the lower edge 14 of containerC. Positioning may be accomplished by a pre-engineered metal drop notshown in greater detail.

FIG. 9 illustrates the step 90 of gluing together of the bottomcomponent 30 and the cylindrical body 10 of cup C.

Thus, reference numeral 91 represents a piston that may be employed topush the bottom component 30 into place within the cylindrical body andmaintain pressure until the applied glue dries.

Reference numeral 92 represents the area where the glue may be applied.

Reference numeral 93 indicates hot air pressure being applied to reducethe drying time of the adhesive material, thereby accelerating themanufacturing process.

FIG. 10 shows a staple 100 that may be employed to further strengthenthe adhesive bond between the bottom 30 and cylindrical body 10. Stapleswill be placed strategically in two or more pleats 22 to ensure that thebottom 30 cannot fall out when in use. Staples will be placed in barelyvisible locations so they do not detract from the cup's appearance.Reference numeral 102 generally identifies the die or tool that may beemployed to apply a staple 100.

FIG. 11 illustrates the mouthpiece 40 being glued to the cylindricalbody 10 of cup C to form a new and improved disposable paper cup thatmeets or exceeds quality standards for the industry.

Reference numeral 114 represents the cylindrical body 10 being insertedinto the bottom side of the mouthpiece 40, where the two components areattached with an adhesive agent to one another.

Reference numeral 115 represents the pre-engineered metal holder of themouthpiece 115 which may be equipped with a hot-air drying system tospeed assembly.

Thus, the pleated card stock which constitutes the body of the cup C iswrapped around to form the cylindrical or desired shape, with the twoside edges 16 and 18 of the card stock 10 overlapping and being joinedtogether with the adhesive. The zigzag bottom component 30 may be diecut from a one-half inch pressed, recycled paper which gives strengthand rigidity to the whole structure and bonds easily to the cylindricalbody 10 of the cup C. Strategically placed staples can be used toreinforce the adhesive bond between the body of the cup and the bottomcomponent 30, increasing the safety of the cup by ensuring the bottom 30cannot fall out.

The cup can be manufactured in different sizes and configurations tosuit different applications. The standard disposable beverage cup willhave a smaller, zigzag shaped bottom component and a narrower overalldiameter, while a larger zigzag shaped bottom component will be employedto produce soup or ice cream containers requiring a wider diameter. Thecircular mouthpiece component 40 may be made of soft grade plastic orpaper fibers and will have an open bottom side designed to receive theupper edge of the cylindrical body of cup C for purposes of attachmentand adhesion between the mouthpiece 40 and the body components.

This container will be easier to grip then similar products and willfeature a greatly reduced rate of energy transfer (heat or cold) betweenthe contents and the hand of a holder, thus maximizing both comfort andsafety for the user.

The zigzag shaped, pleated sidewall component or blank 10 may be formedinto a cylindrical body by bringing together the two sides of thepleated card stock that forms the sidewall and attaching them by meansof adhesive glue.

The cup will have a circular rim attached by means of adhesive glue tothe upper portion of the zigzag shaped, pleated cylindrical body. Suchcircular rim constitutes the mouthpiece. A flat one-quarter of an inchto one-half of an inch pressed paper, zigzag shaped closure attached bymeans of adhesive glue to the lower end of the zigzag shaped, pleatedcylindrical body 10 constitutes the bottom component 30.

The upper rim or mouthpiece 40 being a separate entity constructed ofsoft plastic or paper fiber may be pressed into place and glued to thetop edge of the zigzag shaped, pleated cylindrical body, therebybecoming a constituent part of the whole cup or container C.

The pleats or folds being one-quarter of an inch each from peak tovalley create a zigzag shaped cylindrical body of the desired dimensionwhich size can be varied in width by increasing or reducing the numberof pleats in the body and/or by adjusting the angle between the pleats.

The size of the bottom component 30 will be determined by the dimensionsof the zigzag shaped, pleated cylindrical body to which said bottomcomponent is intended to be attached in manufacture to constitute acontainer of predetermined overall dimension.

The size of the mouthpiece component 40 relative to the size of thebottom component 30 will determine the shape of the container insofar asdifferences in diameter between said top and bottom components willcreate and define a degree of taper in the overall shape of thecontainer.

My claim is that we can use the same concept of card stock folded into azigzag shaped, pleated container body to produce other containers thandisposable paper cups. The number and dimensions of the pleats, thedetermined length of the body, and the dimension of the top and bottomcomponents of the container will dictate the size and exact overallshape of the final container.

The zigzag shaped bottom component of the container will be precut froma large piece of pressed, recycled paper fibers. The top interior sidewill have a thin layer of moisture repellant wax and the bottom orexterior side will have a card stock layer that can accept ink forpurposes of graphic reproduction.

The bottom component 30 will be secured to the zigzag shaped, pleatedcylindrical body component by means of a combination of adhesive glueand supplementary, strategically placed staples.

The upper edges of the zigzag shaped, pleated cylindrical body of thecontainer will be pressed into the bottom side of the circularmouthpiece, which is designed to receive such upper edge of the pleatedbody 10 so that the two parts can be easily attached and bonded togetherwith adhesive glue. The mouthpiece component of the container will besized to accommodate the standard cut tops widely available on themarket.

My present invention also relates to a method for folding a moisturerepellant wax coated card stock or commensurate material into a zigzagshaped, pleated body with ridges and valleys to create a disposablepaper cup which can be manufactured simply and effectively.

The resulting cup with its pleated exterior surface is much easier togrip for the user and provides greatly improved insulation between theuser's hand and the body of the cup. Such folded pleats also enhance thestrength and rigidity of the whole structure of the cup. The cup istherefore functionally superior and much safer to use.

Thus, in one aspect, the present invention relates to a pleateddisposable cup or like containers or receptacles and/or attendantstructures and methods of manufacture thereof.

The following U.S. patents the references contained therein and thereferences in which they, in turn, are cited, are hereby incorporated byreference as if set forth in their entirety herein:

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The components disclosed in the various publications, disclosed orincorporated by reference herein, may be used in the embodiments of thepresent invention, as well as equivalents thereof. The appended drawingsin their entirety, including all dimensions, proportions and/or shapesin at least one embodiment of the invention, are schematically accurateand are hereby included by reference into this specification. All, orsubstantially all, of the components and methods of the variousembodiments may be used with at least one embodiment or all of theembodiments, if more than one embodiment is described herein. All of thepatents, patent applications and publications recited herein, andrecited in the Declaration attached hereto, and the references recitedin such incorporated references are hereby incorporated by reference asif set forth in their entirety herein. All of the references anddocuments, cited in any of the documents cited herein, and thereferences they are in turn cited in, are hereby incorporated byreference as if set forth in their entirety herein. All of the documentscited herein, referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, includeall of the patents, patent applications and publications cited anywherein the present application. All of the references included herein asaforesaid include the corresponding equivalents published by the UnitedStates Patent and Trademark Office and elsewhere. The details in thepatents, patent applications and publications may be considered to beincorporable, at Applicant's option, into the claims during prosecutionas further limitations in the claims to patentably distinguish anyamended claims from any applied prior art. The details in the patents,patent applications and publications may be considered to beincorporable, at Applicant's option, into the claims during prosecutionas further limitations in the claims to patentably distinguish anyamended claims from any applied prior art.

Although only a few exemplary embodiments of this invention have beendescribed in detail above, those skilled in the art will readilyappreciate that many modifications are possible in the exemplaryembodiments without materially departing from the novel teachings andadvantages of this invention. Accordingly, all such modifications areintended to be included within the scope of this invention as defined inthe following claims. In the claims, means-plus-function clauses, ifany, are intended to cover the structures described herein as performingthe recited function and not only structural equivalents but alsoequivalent structures.

The invention as described hereinabove in the context of the preferredembodiments is not to be taken as limited to all of the provided detailsthereof, since modifications and variations thereof may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention.

1. A disposable container for holding hot liquids, cold liquids, fooditems, and the like, said container comprising: a moisture repellantcard stock, or the like material, structure having a length dimensionand a width dimension greater than said width dimension in theunassembled condition of said container and being configured to form acylindrical shaped body with a top and a bottom remote from said top bysaid width dimension; said card stock structure comprising a pluralityof ridges and valleys being interior ridges and valleys in the assembledcondition of said container and said interior ridges and valleys beingconfigured to be in direct contact with a content of said container;said card stock structure comprising a plurality of ridges and valleysbeing exterior ridges and valleys in the assembled condition of saidcontainer, said exterior valleys being configured to permit flow of airto cool the exterior of said container and said exterior ridges beingconfigured to minimize exposure to heat or to cold to a hand of a user;a bottom structure being configured to be disposed to close said bottomof said container; and an arrangement being configured to be disposed toform a mouth portion at said top of said container.
 2. The disposablecontainer according to claim 1, wherein: said stock structure comprisesa card stock with at least one moisture repellant wax-coated side. 3.The disposable container according to claim 2, wherein: said ridges andvalleys comprise at least one of isosceles ridges and valleys androunded ridges and valleys.
 4. The disposable container according toclaim 3, wherein: said ridges and valleys have a height dimension ofapproximately one quarter of an inch.
 5. The disposable containeraccording to claim 4, wherein: said card stock is configured towithstand a temperature of approximately 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
 6. Amethod of making a container comprising a moisture repellant card stock,or the like material, structure having a length dimension and a widthdimension greater than said width dimension in the unassembled conditionof said container and being configured to form a cylindrical shaped bodywith a top and a bottom remote from said top by said width dimension;said card stock structure comprising a plurality of ridges and valleysbeing interior ridges and valleys in the assembled condition of saidcontainer and said interior ridges and valleys being configured to be indirect contact with a content of said container; said card stockstructure comprising a plurality of ridges and valleys being exteriorridges and valleys in the assembled condition of said container, saidexterior valleys being configured to permit flow of air to cool theexterior of said container and said exterior ridges being configured tominimize exposure to heat or to cold to a hand of a user; a bottomstructure being configured to be disposed to close said bottom of saidcontainer; and an arrangement being configured to be disposed to form amouth portion at said top of said container, said method comprising thesteps of: cutting a blank to predetermined dimensions; placing said cutblank across the cavity of a die set lowering the top part of the dieset on top of the blank so that the weight of the top part of the dieset pushes the card stock into the shape of the cavity to form apredetermined piece of pleated cardstock configured to provide thesidewall component of said container, said pleated card stock thushaving ridges and valleys being interior ridges and valleys in thefinished condition of said container and said interior ridges andvalleys being configured to be in direct contact with a content of saidcontainer; and a plurality of ridges and valleys being exterior ridgesand valleys in the finished condition of said container, said exteriorvalleys being configured to permit flow of air to cool the exterior ofsaid container and said exterior ridges being configured to minimizeexposure to heat or cold to a hand of a user.
 7. The method according toclaim 6, wherein: aid stock structure comprises a card stock with atleast one moisture repellant wax-coated side.
 8. The method according toclaim 7, wherein: said ridges and valleys comprise at least one ofisosceles ridges and valleys and rounded ridges and valleys.
 9. Themethod according to claim 8, wherein: said ridges and valleys have aheight dimension of approximately one quarter of an inch.
 10. The methodaccording to claim 9, wherein: said card stock is configured towithstand a temperature of approximately 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
 11. Ablank configured to provide a container side wall for a disposablecontainer for holding hot liquids, cold liquids, food items, and thelike, said blank comprising: a structure having a length dimension and awidth dimension greater than said width dimension in the unassembledcondition of said container and being configured to form a body with atop and a bottom remote from said top by said width dimension; saidstructure comprising a plurality of ridges and valleys being interiorridges and valleys in the assembled condition of said container and saidinterior ridges and valleys being configured to be in direct contactwith a content of said container; and said structure comprising aplurality of ridges and valleys being exterior ridges and valleys in theassembled condition of said container, said exterior valleys beingconfigured to permit flow of air to cool the exterior of said containerand said exterior ridges being configured to minimize exposure to heator to cold to a hand of a user.
 12. The blank according to claim 11,wherein: said structure comprises a paperboard stock material.
 13. Theblank according to claim 12, wherein said stock material is coated on atleast one side with at least one of: a moisture repellant wax-coatingand polyethylene.
 14. The blank according to claim 13, wherein: saidridges and valleys comprise at least one of isosceles ridges and valleysand rounded ridges and valleys.
 15. The blank according to claim 14,wherein: said ridges and valleys have a height dimension ofapproximately one quarter of an inch.
 16. The blank according to claim15, wherein: said card stock is configured to withstand a temperature ofapproximately 200 degrees Fahrenheit.